Over the past 110 years, 2 410 girls and 676 208 boys have been named Alexander. The name Alexander ranks 2609th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alexander in 1969. The peak of popularity of the name Alexander came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.